No visa needed

Do citizens of Slovakia need a visa for Vietnam?

Citizens of Slovakia don’t need a visa for Vietnam and can stay up to 45 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Slovakia: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free; Bratislava — Hanoi: ≈ 8,190 km, about 10.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 45 days

Can I travel to Vietnam without a visa on a Slovakia passport?

Yes, citizens of Slovakia don’t need a visa for Vietnam for up to 45 days. A valid passport is enough.

Vietnam visa rules at a glance

With a Slovakia passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Slovakia passport ranks 21st of 199.
Slovakia passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; Vietnam passport: 24.
Citizens of Slovakia and Vietnam can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Belarus, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Seychelles, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Thailand, Haiti, Malaysia, Singapore, Panama, and Philippines.
Citizens of Vietnam, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Slovakia. Slovakia visa for citizens of Vietnam

Travelling to Vietnam: good to know

Bratislava — Hanoi: about 8,190 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Bratislava 12:00 — Hanoi 17:00.
Local currency: Vietnamese Dong.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₫25,966.
Vietnam is the 139th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Slovakia.